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Over on our live page our chief football write Phil McNulty has been taking your questions.

Michael asked: Should Crystal Palace be worried after the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to remove Drogheda United from the Conference League? Is this another example of big clubs getting leniency, while smaller, community-based clubs don't receive the same treatment?

Phil answered: There will certainly be a concern at Crystal Palace until this is settled - but I hope it is because they have earned their place in Europe.

I really felt for Drogheda United, who were punished because they are owned by the Trivela Group, with Danish side Silkeborg, who are in the Conference League, also under the Trivela umbrella.

Uefa is still deliberating on Palace after being told that John Textor, who also owns Lyon, did not take decisions on the club's behalf as he only has 25% voting rights.

Textor is also trying to sell his stake in the club, which Palace hope strengthens their case.

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As the transfer window is now open again until 1 September, we asked for you to tell us one player you want to bring to Crystal Palace and one player you want the club to sell.

Here are some of your comments:

Kier: Sell Marc Guehi - one year left on his contract and too good to lose on a free. Buy Jarell Quansah or Trevor Chalobah to replace him.

Gary: We need players in with European experience. My player in would be Ben Chilwell, either permanently or on a season long loan. I would sell Guehi for £50-60m.

Olly: I would sell Guehi so we maximise what we can get for him. I would sign Chilwell as he did a top job on loan last season and would fit straight into the system.

Donald: Most will say this is silly... however, I would sell Jean-Phillipe Mateta as he will fetch a decent price and we can replace him with better quality finishers very easily. I think if we are to lose Guehi it is paramount that we sign another top-quality centre-back, and from what I have seen from Maxime Esteve at Burnley, he is young and very classy.

Sprucey: If it isn't broken, don't fix it. We have the best and most complete squad we've ever had and that includes those on the bench. Just need to look after what we've got first.

No sooner does the season finish and we start looking forward to key dates for the next campaign - and that will be a lot easier to do on Wednesday when the Premier League fixtures are released.

That's right, that special day in the calendar is almost here already. The day when you'll learn details of derby fixtures, Christmas opponents and end-of-season run-ins.

This page will bring you all the fixtures when they drop at 09:00 BST on Wednesday and we'll be giving you the chance to have your say on how things look.

The new campaign kicks off on the weekend of Saturday, 16 August and it will conclude on Sunday, 24 May 2026, when all 10 games will take place at the same time.

The transfer window is open again for summer business to be conducted.

Clubs can now strike deals until the deadline at 19:00 BST on 1 September.

So if you can sell one player who is it? And if you can buy one player only, who gets the nod?

Give us reasons for your choice but remember, in this instance it's a strict one player leaving and one coming in.

Send your selections

Simon Stone
Chief football news reporter

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There have been many instances of Premier League clubs - Brighton, Manchester City and Manchester United over the past two summers - being affected by this multi-club issue but not being booted out of Uefa competition, so why is it a particular problem for Crystal Palace?

The major issue is it has not been dealt with before a deadline. Significantly, that was brought forward to 1 March this year from the end of the season because Uefa simply did not have the time and space to deal with all the potential cases before the respective early qualifying draws next week (clubs all over Europe are affected - not just in England).

So, instead of knowing what the situation was, clubs had to second guess early in the season. It was fairly obvious Nottingham Forest had a good chance of making European football by that point, so they took preventative action.

We will never know what they would have done if they had been in Palace's position towards the end of February - about to play Millwall in the fifth round of a competition they had never previously won, knowing both Manchester clubs, Newcastle, Forest and Aston Villa were still in it.

So now Palace are pointing out John Textor has a significant stake in the club but has no input into how it operates.

The problem for them is the rule is there. Uefa has to make a judgement on a particularly tricky issue knowing if the outcome does not suit any party, they can go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) with an appeal.

Cas has already upheld a Fifa decision to kick Mexican club Leon out of the Club World Cup for transgressing stated multi-club ownership regulations.

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We asked for your views on whether Crystal Palace need to act urgently in the transfer market as the first of the two windows this summer comes to a close on Tuesday.

Here are some of your comments:

Simon: Our whole transfer window is up in the air until we know whether we are in Europe next season or not. This will affect the decisions of key players as to whether they will say or not which means we don't know which positions need cover or how much we can afford to spend. It's a far from ideal situation.

Oliver: I want to sign someone like Harvey Elliott. I think an extra central attacking midfielder could be vital if we get Europe. Someone to rotate with Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr.

Andy: Simply put, I can't see how Palace can do anything until the uncertainty of whether we'll be playing in Europe is resolved.

Gary: I hope Palace do transfer business early. We've seen from last summer doing it on deadline day is not ideal. We need cover in certain areas especially if we're allowed to play in the Europa league. We must keep the squad, losing too many players would be very disruptive. Would Oliver Glasner stay if that happens? Chilwell would be a great signing. He has European experience.

Sam: The only business that really needs to happen right now is the selling of John Textor's stake in the club - surely we didn't start singing the 'We're all going on a European tour' chant for nothing!

Al: No - just an end to the Uefa fiasco. Let us play in Europe and then we get to strengthen the squad.

Today is the first of two transfer deadline days this summer as the window shuts for seven days before reopening on 16 June.

In a change to the summer transfer window norm, it opened early to allow clubs involved in the Fifa Club World Cup 10 days to sign players for inclusion in the competition.

Whether it turns out to be a day of transfer action or a pretty quiet one for your club, you will be able to keep across it all on BBC Sport.

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And keep up to date with all the latest news, views and transfers for your club

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On Tuesday, the first of two summer transfer windows will come to a close.

So, do you expect business to be done at Crystal Palace before the deadline? Do you want players to come in or exit? If so, what or who do you think is needed?

Let us know

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Brentford boss Thomas Frank has emerged as Tottenham's leading candidate to replace Ange Postecoglou as manager.

Multiple sources have told BBC Sport that Spurs are strongly interested in Frank and that initial work has been already been undertaken to enquire about his availability.

Frank has a good relationship with Spurs technical director and fellow Dane Johan Lange, which could be a deciding factor when club chairman Daniel Levy comes to decide who he appoints.

But the likes of Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola, Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner and Fulham's Marco Silva are among others understood to be in the frame.

And Tottenham have even given consideration to reappointing former manager Mauricio Pochettino, who is currently in charge of the United States.

Read more here

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Former West Ham, Wolves and Crystal Palace coach Edu Rubio on Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta:

"I didn't work with him; I missed him. I left Palace before he arrived. He is a great player and a very well-liked character, from what my friends there say.

"His uniqueness is that he can be used as a target man to bring the ball down after a long ball, and also a player who can combine and link up play in the opposition's half.

"Mateta has helped Palace tremendously in counters by always finding the ball, bringing it down and finding the right set or forward pass to keep the momentum of the attack.

"He can score from long range, from inside the box and in set-pieces, so he is a good attacking weapon to have, especially for a team playing with only one striker on the pitch.

"He can sometimes lose concentration in the high press, despite his application.

"As he will do next season, he can definitely play in a team playing in Europe, and he can do that consistently in the next few years."

Sami Mokbel
Senior football correspondent

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Crystal Palace are in talks with striker Jean-Philippe Mateta over signing a new contract.

A full agreement is still to be reached but it is understood a deal is now close.

The 27-year-old was a standout performer in Oliver Glasner's side last season, scoring 17 goals in all competitions as Palace won the FA Cup - their first major trophy.

The Frenchman, who joined from Mainz initially on loan in 2021, has been linked with a move away from Selhurst Park, with Aston Villa, Manchester United and Marseille among the clubs credited with an interest.

His current deal runs out in 2027 after the Eagles triggered a 12-month extension on his contract.

However, Palace are reluctant to allow Mateta to enter the final year of his deal and want to secure his long-term future.

BBC Sport reported earlier that Glasner's side could have to wait until the end of the month to find out if they are able to play in the 2025-26 Europa League, which may play a factor in Mateta's decision.

Uefa rules forbid individuals from having control of more than one club in the same competition to avoid conflicts of interest.

Eagle Football - the multi-club group owned by John Textor which includes a minority shareholding in Palace - owns a majority stake in Ligue 1 side Lyon, who have also qualified for next season's competition.

Alex Howell
BBC Sport football news reporter

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Lee Carsley has named his squad for the U21 European Championship in Slovakia as the Young Lions look to retain their title.

It has been a challenging squad for Carsley to select and he will be without Liam Delap, who was set to be his main striker before his £30m move to Chelsea. The Blues are now taking him to the Club World Cup.

Carlsey also lost Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton to injury but there is a lot of quality in the midfield area with Tottenham's Archie Gray, Elliot Anderson of Nottingham Forest and Sunderland's Jobe Bellingham all named.

Bellingham's participation had been questioned as he is the subject of interest from Borussia Dortmund, who - like Chelsea - will also participate in the Club World Cup.

Manchester City's James McAtee was a late addition to the squad following the pullouts of Wharton, Dennis Cirkin and Dane Scarlett all with medical issues.

McAtee could have been part of the Manchester City squad at the Club World Cup too, but he is set to play an important role on Carsley's squad for the tournament.

There is no recognised left-back in the squad but Tino Livramento and Samuel Iling-Junior have both played there for Newcastle and Middlesbrough respectvely this season.

Carlsey did not play with a natural left-back for the majority of the tournament in 2023 and that did not stop them lifting the trophy.

Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist

As the dust settles on the 2024-25 Premier League season, we have been taking a look at some of the alternative ways the the table could have finished...

Passing in football has become an obsession.

The tiki-taka style of Barcelona has now become the basis of managerial philosophies across the leagues and lands of Europe and beyond.

The problem is, few teams have the ability to execute it at the level required to make it effective.

Pep Guardiola took it to another level when he was in charge of the La Liga giants and it has served his Manchester City side well since he took charge in 2016 having won 18 trophies in the following nine years.

And, if the Premier League season had come down to how well teams pass the ball, unsurprisingly the eight-time champions would have been celebrating a ninth title.

With nearly 90% accuracy, they rarely put a foot - or pass - wrong.

And yet, in reality, it did not translate to success on the pitch this year.

Whether it was teams finally finding the chinks in the passing-machine armour or the side's misplaced passes proving more costly than in previous seasons without key players, City could not take advantage of their dominance with the ball.

And for one of the most acute examples of ability with the ball not translating to on-the-pitch success, we only have to look at Southampton.

The Saints at one point looked set to break Derby County's record for the least amount of points in a Premier League campaign, and yet they were less than 1% behind actual league champions Liverpool when it came to passing accuracy.

While fans could have some appreciation for watching nice football, they might have appreciated some scrappy displays that resulted in hard-fought results and possible safety more.

In contrast, Crystal Palace had the least accurate passing of any team in the league.

And yet, Oliver Glasner's side ultimately finished 12th - just three points off a top-half finish - and won the FA Cup final against the club with the best passing ability of them all.

They are not the only team to have had successful seasons in their own right while being in the bottom six for passing accuracy.

Nottingham Forest were 19th in this table metric, but in reality were fighting for Champions League places.

Bournemouth and Brentford also battled for possible European spots into the final weeks of the season, and even Everton finished the campaign comfortably away from relegation that at one point they looked set to be in a battle to escape.

So what does this tell us? When it comes to winning football matches, passing the ball well is not the be-all and end-all.

*Table data from Opta

Crystal Palace part-owner John Textor, who also owns French side Lyon, is trying to sell his majority share in the Premier League team, as the Eagles try to avoid being disqualified from the Europa League next season for breaking Uefa's multi-club ownership rules. (Mail), external

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